Figure wheeled toy



' Aug.2l, 1923. 1,465,901

. C. D. FRENCH FIGURE WHEELED ITOY Filed Oct. 22. 1921 grain Roz Patented Au 21, 1923) mum: msv

CHARLES D. misnomer EAST ensue, QUEBEC,,CA1\TAD,A.- v

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Application filedj october *22, 1921; San; nmto'aess.

To aZZ whom it may concern o Be it known that I, omens D. FRENCH, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at East Angus, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Figure lVheelcd Toys;

' and I do hereby declarethat theffollowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it zip-pertains to make and use the same. 7 r i The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in toys. 7

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a wheeled toy combined with what is commonly known as a jlunping jack, so that the latter will operate upon the wheeling motion of the said toy.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a sounding means to be used in connection with a wheeled toy for operation when the same is moved over the ground.

A still further object o-fthe invention is the provision of a toy such as above referred to, which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and eflicient in use, and readily opera-ted.

With the above and other objects in vi cw, the present invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and, illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of the present application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view of one form of toy showing the same in one position;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof; 7

Figure 3 is a View" similar to Figure 1, showing'the mechanism in its opposite position Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 1 with parts broken away showing a whistle em ployed in connection with the same;

Figure 5 1s an enlarged sectional VIQW through a portion of the device disclosed in Figure 4; and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional-view illustrating a quick release means for the gack.

Referring now to the accompanying draw-V ticularly to Figures 1 and 2 thereof, the nu-' meral 1 designates in general a toy which comprises an operating lever 2, the latter having a handle 3 formed'a't one end thereof and awh'eel' 5 journaled at its opposite end.-

a A supporting plate is attached to the intermediate portion ofthe lever 2 and isindicated by the reference character 6, while pivoted to the upper portion thereof is a link 7 which is in turn pivotallyiconnected to 'a link 8 which is connected at its opposite end eccentrically'to the wheel A rocker bar 9 is pivoted intennediateits ends to the lower end of the plate 6 and one end thereof is connected by a link 10' to theintermediate portion of the link v7, while the opposite thereofa suitable object such as the head of a jumping ack shown at 13 which is'slidably mounted in the sleeve so that upon the rotation of the wheel 5the same will be raised and lowered alternately appearing andidisappearing through the opening provided in the upper end of the sleeve.

Referring now to Figures 4: and 5, a modified form of the invention is provided in which a whistle l is seated in one of the openings 15 provided in the partition 16 wvhich forms a guide for the pit/11131111. A

openings 15, thus permitting the whistle to blow, or preventing it from blowing, as might be desired.

The plate 17 is normally held by a spring 19 so that the whistle 14: will be in inoperative position, but this plate 1.7 is connected by a rod 20 to a hand operating lever 21 so that, the plate may bemoved to sucha position as to permit the whistle to operate when de- 7 sired; v

The modified form shown in Figure 6 refers to a means for causing the quick appearing and disappearing of the head 13 and to this end insteadof connecting the rocker bar 9 directly to the end of the pitman 11, a spring 22 is interposed therebetween and is connected to a-link 23 which in turn is pivotally connected to the lower end of the pitman 11 one side of which is notched as at.

24 to receivethe curved end of a spring 25.

Obviously this spring holds the head 13 in w either its raised or lowered position until a spring 25 to disengagefrom the notches" 24,

thus causing aquick movement ofthe head 13 in opposite directions. I V v v l From the foregoing descrip-tion taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

it Will be manifest that a toy is provided I the advantages of the invention.

Having thusfully described the invention, what I claini' as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. The herein described toy comprising a lever, a Wheel journeledthereon, 1a sleeve carried by the lever, a piston with1n said sleeve, 21. head mounted upon the rpiston, a whistle operatediby the piston, and ,means for throwing the whistleinto orout oi op eration. f V 1 2; The herein described toy comp-rising it lever, 21- whecl mounted thereon, a sleeve hming a piston therein, a partition disposed in the sleeve and formed with an opening, it

whistle mounted in the opening, a plate havingen opening therein adapted-to register with the first named opening, means for 0191 tnating the piston. p r p i, In witness whereof I have hereunto set myhend. r i

CHARLES. D. rennet-i. 

